“That’s All They’ve Got?” & “She’s A Threat To Democrats”

“Typical Hard-Fought Campaign.” “2016 women under the microscope: Mother Jones has a lengthy look at popular New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez … There’s plenty of palace intrigue, but much of this reads like the behind-the-scenes of a typical hard-fought campaign rather than something that will imperil her.  In fact, the ‘little b—’ anecdote may actually help her with donors and strategists because it makes her look tough, frankly.” (Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe & Rachel Wellford, “Obama Says U.S. Military ‘Superior’ To Putin’s Russian Forces,” PBS Newshour, 4/17/14)

Threat To A Liberal Movement. “… Gov. Martinez can be seen as a real threat to a liberal movement that has often hitched its electoral future to the “GOP war on women” narrative. (And as a Mexican-American Latina, Martinez may be viewed as an even greater danger.)” ( Matt Lewis, “Can Liberal ‘Palinize’ Susana Martinez?” The Week, 4/16/14)

She’s A Threat To Democrats. “The headline says a lot more about Mother Jones – and what the left can’t countenance – than it does Martinez … And here, we get back to the real problem for Susana Martinez.  She’s a threat to Democrats. At a time when Democrats are busying themselves with the politics of grievance, Martinez’s very presence undermines their narrative – not to mention their growing lock on the growing bloc of Hispanic voters in this country.” (Kyle Wingfield, “A Hatchet Job’s Revealing Headline,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 4/16/14)

That’s It? That’s All You’ve Got? “They have four years of policy debate that they can bring to the table, but yet they’re going back to the B-word, [which she] said before she was elected governor about Diane Denish when reviewing one of the televised debates.  That’s it?  That’s all you’ve got?” (Bob Clark, The Bob Clark Show, KKOB-770, 4/17/14)

Sexist. “Still, the part that disturbs me is that this piece and its artwork traffic on the gender stereotypes that are already present in our culture and provide men with more latitude in expressing their anger than women.  That’s what makes it sexist, as well as unbelievably disappointing given the Democrats’ rhetoric.” (Lara Brown, “The Sexist Sidelining Of Susana Martinez,” U.S. News & World Report, 4/17/14)

Threat to Democrats. “One of the things that is true is we often see these below-the-belt type hits when people feel more threatened than usual. So one of the things that is clear in this case is Susana Martinez is a rising star in the Republican Party. She certainly has many traits which make her a threat to Democrats. Not only is she a woman and Hispanic, she also happens to be have been a former Democrat.”  (Lara M. Brown, Matt Lewis Show, 4/17/14)